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Sinn Féin spokesperson on Communications, Brian Stanley TD,
has welcomed news that the European Commission will scrap the time limit on
charge-free mobile phone roaming in Europe.

However, there are still issues to be resolved in the Commission’s
plan.

Deputy Stanley said:

“I welcome the decision by the European Commission that the
plan to place a time limit on charge-free mobile phone roaming in Europe is to
be scrapped.

“Ireland knows better than most the difficulties these
charges cause in living and doing business on the island, particularly in
border communities.

“However, there are still issues to be resolved for people
who live on one side of the border but work on the other, or indeed anyone who
lives near the border and finds their carrier changing intermittently
throughout the day and may have more roaming traffic than domestic traffic.

“These citizens must not be penalized under any of the
Commissions safeguards for mobile phone companies.

“Therefore the Government and Commission must
work together to ensure All of Ireland reaps the full benefits of the abolition
of roaming charges from June 2017.”